Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1920 — LOCALS HANDED MT. AYR THE RASPBERRY SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

LOCALS HANDED MT. AYR THE RASPBERRY SUNDAY

The Rensselaer Juniors, a ball team organized here several wattes ago and composed of twenty-year-old lads, made their first appearance before hottie fan* at Riverside park Sunday afternoon with Mt Ayr, a team which had handed them a previous defeat, as the attraction. The locals snowed off in splendid style and nipped the invaders in a well played game by a 5 to 2 count as a good sized crowd looked on. It was the fourth victory in seven starts for the home lads, and thus encouraged they are making plans to play the majority of their future games on the home lot. Mt. Ayr scored twice in the initial spasm and then flickered out. Rensselaer scored three times in the third, added another in the seventh and then made the game sure by pushing another marker over in the eighth. Dunlap was on the slab for the home crew and kept the hits of the visitors well scattered, and was never in danger after, the first inning. Phegley received in a creditable manner, while the infield, composed of Lambert at first, Miller at Crooks at short and Speaks at third, presented an airtight inner works. Phegley, Roy and Ray handled the outfield posts and did their work well. Merica and Hatt were I ready for emergency duty. I The team is well balanced and is capable of playing clever base ball, and with a little more team play will be able to hold their own with any of the junior clubs of the vicinity. Harris of Mt. Ayr and Schneider of St. Joe umpired. A team from near Remington, bearing the fear-inspiring name of Southern Giants, will meet the Juniors at Riverside park next Sunday. Goodland was defeated in base ball Sunday by the Danville Giants, a team composed of colored players. It was the fourth meeting of the season between the two teems, and the series is now even. It is expected that an unusually large number of fish will be on hand for the fifth meeting between the teams. The game has not been scheduled as yet, but it’s a Rolls Royce to a cast-off Ford bet that the managers of the teams are not going to let such a golden opportunity to reap a rich harvest of dollars pass by. Yesterday’s score favored the Illinoisans, 9 to * ""— ; • J